G25 | GEORGE WASHINGTON (11-14, 5-7) at DUQUESNE (18-6, 8-4)   
Wed., Feb. 19 • 8:00 pm ET • Pittsburgh, Pa. • PPG Paints Arena (flex seating to 19,000)

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Duquesne (18-6, 8-4), coming off a 59-54 win at Fordham on Sunday, returns home to face George Washington (11-14, 5-7) on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at PPG Paints Arena. The game is the second of a doubleheader preceded by the Duquesne women vs. Rhode Island at 5:30 p.m. The Dukes, whose win at Fordham completed a series sweep, enter Wednesday's game looking for a series sweep of the Colonials as well. Duquesne matched its longest series win streak, with a 66-61 victory over GW in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 11. DU has never defeated George Washington six-straight times. Duquesne is 9-2 at home (3-1 at PPG) despite playing at three different venues due to renovation work to the on-campus UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. GW is 2-7 on the road.

TRENDING

• Duquesne's 18-6 start is the school's best through 24 games since 1971-72 (19-5 on the way to 20-5).
• This is just the third time in 43 Atlantic 10 seasons that DU has eight wins in its first 12 conference games.
• The Dukes are holding opponents to 64.1 points per game - the lowest opponent average in 58 years.
• The Dukes rank 9th nationally - and first in the A-10 - in blocks/g. at 5.83. DU is fifth in the nation in block percentage (16.3 according to KenPom).
• Duquesne is 20th nationally and first in the A-10 in fewest fouls per game (15.0).
• Junior Marcus Weathers' (team-high 14.7 ppg.) 16 traditional three-point plays are the most by a Duke since Aaron Jackson converted 20 in 2009.
• Sophomore Sincere Carry is DU's second-leading scorer at 11.4 ppg. DU is 14-2 when Carry, DU's assist leader at 5.0 apg., hands out five or more assists. Carry has 33 assists (eight turnovers) in DU's past four g.
• Junior center Michael Hughes ranks 6th nationally in blocks per game (2.92) and 8th in block pct. (13.23 according to KenPom). DU is 8-1 (4-1 in A-10 play) when Hughes blocks four or more shots.
• DU is 13-4 all-time (7-2 this year) when junior Tavian Dunn-Martin hits three or more 3-pointers. Dunn-Martin  is averaging 14.6 ppg. in his past five g.
• Grad transfer Baylee Steele is averaging 12.7 ppg. in DU's past three games. It is the first time this year he's put together three consecutive double-digit games (10, 15 & 13). He has made 73.9% of his two-point attempts (17-of-23) over that span.
• DU, on the strength of Dunn-Martin and Steele, is averaging 29.4 bench points in its past five games.
• Under Keith Dambrot, DU is: 43-3 when leading with 5:00 left ... 40-11 when scoring 70 or more points (12-1 this year) ... 35-3 when the first to 70 points in a game ... 35-7 when holding opponents under 70 (16-0 this year).
• The Dukes have won nine of 11 at home while playing at three different venues (PPG Paints Arena, D-III La Roche University and Robert Morris). DU has been displaced by season-long renovation work which is being done to the on-campus UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. Duquesne has had to board a bus for 20 of its 24 games this season (La Roche is 10 miles from DU's downtown campus & Robert Morris is an 18-mile trip). Duquesne is 36-13 in home games under Dambrot, including a 23-7 mark over the past two seasons. The Dukes are 10-4 in A-10 home games over the past two seasons.

A DU WIN WOULD ...

• Give the Dukes their best overall record since 1971-72 (20-5 final record that year).
• Mark the third time in 43 seasons that DU would have at least nine wins in 13 A-10 games (1981 & 2011 are the others).
• Would clinch DU's 10th .500 or better record in conference play. It would be the first time since 1980 (7-3) & 1981 (10-3) that Duquesne had back-to-back .500 or better A-10 seasons (DU was 10-8 last year).
• Mark the first time since 1971 (21-4) & 1972 (20-5) that Duquesne had 19 or more wins in back-to-back seasons (DU was 19-13 last year).

DUKES AND COLONIALS
Series Record: GW leads 51-33
At Pittsburgh: Duquesne leads 21-19
At Washington, DC: GW leads 28-10
Neutral Site: GW leads 4-2
A-10 Regular Season: GW leads 44-28
A-10 Championship: GW leads 4-2
Dambrot vs. George Washington: 5-1
Dambrot vs. George Washington at Duquesne: 5-0

• This is the 85th meeting in a series that dates to Jan. 21, 1932 ... GW leads the series 51-33, including a 44-28 lead in Atlantic 10 regular season play ... in games played in Pittsburgh, Duquesne leads 21-19 ... DU has won the past two at home by 17- and 16-point margins.
• GW (85th meeting) is Duquesne's fourth most-frequent all-time opponent, trailing only St. Bonaventure (123 games), West Virginia (88 games) and Pitt (87 games).
• The Dukes matched their longest series win streak (5) with a 66-61 victory in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 11 (last accomplished in 1989 & 1990) ... DU has never defeated GW six-straight times.
• Duquesne head coach Keith Dambrot is 5-1 all-time against George Washington (5-0 at Duquesne), with the loss coming when he was head coach at Central Michigan (87-66 on Dec. 4, 1992 at the Hatter Classic in DeLand, Fla.).

LAST GAME
Duquesne 59, Fordham 54 • Sunday, Feb. 16, Bronx, N.Y.

• The win, DU's fifth in a row at Rose Hill Gym, completed a series sweep.
• With the win, the Dukes tied the school record for A-10 road wins (4) accomplished four times (2019 last).
• Tavian Dunn-Martin (team-high 15 points), converted a pair of one-and-ones in the final 27 seconds to seal the win. Fordham had pulled within three prior to both trips to the line.
• Lamar Norman Jr. scored all of his 11 points in the second half.
• It was the third-straight double-digit scoring game for Baylee Steele, who had 11 of his 13 points in the first half. It is the first time this year Steele has scored in double digits in three-straight games.
• Marcus Weathers' 14 rebounds were one more than his previous career high set earlier this season vs. Radford and tied vs. Marshall.
• It was Sincere Carry's fourth-straight game with eight or more assists.
• Duquesne was without freshman guard Maceo Austin, who was not in uniform (sick). Austin had started DU's 23 previous games.
• Fordham's largest lead was six at 13-7 at with 12:29 left in the first half ... Duquesne's largest lead was six at 55-49 with 0:29 left ... there were nine ties and 13 lead changes before Tavian Dunn-Martin gave the Dukes the lead for good at 48-45 on a 3-pointer with 5:27 left ... Fordham led for 16:26 ... Duquesne led for 17:30.